diff --git a/quick_build.sh b/quick_build.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/quick_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+cd /home/will/lab/tower
+go build -o /tmp/controltower ./cmd/controltower 2>&1
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Build successful!"
+  rm -f /tmp/controltower
+else
+  echo "Build failed!"
+  exit 1
+fi
diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
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+++ b/run_tests.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+cd /home/will/lab/tower
+echo "Building controltower..."
+go build -o /tmp/test_ct ./cmd/controltower
+echo "Build successful!"
+rm -f /tmp/test_ct
+echo "Running tests..."
+go test ./...
+echo "All tests passed!"
diff --git a/test_build.sh b/test_build.sh
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index 0000000..25c7ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_build.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+cd /home/will/lab/tower
+go build ./cmd/controltower
+echo "Build successful"
+go test ./...
+echo "Tests completed"